Signature Class 40
Our 2023-2024 Leaders
With great pride, Leadership Akron is pleased to introduce the 42 distinguished members of Signature Class 40.
Brynn Allio Popa
Senior VP, Strategic Initiatives and Engagement
Greater Akron Chamber
Diana Autry
Board Member
Akron Public Schools
Colleen Benson
Vice President, Development
Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank
Kara Buckler
Senior Director of Creative & Design
The J.M. Smucker Co.
Renato Camacho
President & CEO
Akron-Canton Airport
Adrian Chestnut
Entrepreneur in Residence
Chestnut’s Consulting
Candace Curtis
Co-Founder & Executive Director
The Ben Curtis Family Foundation
Keri Deyling
Chief Officer of Summit County
Coleman Health Services
Gordon Edwards
Chief Financial Officer
Akron Children's Hospital
Steven Elliott
Chief Magistrate
Summit County Probate Court
Cristina González Alcalá
Director of Community Investment
Akron Community Foundation
Brian Harnak
Assistant Director, Dept. of Law and Risk Management
County of Summit
Jacqueline Hemsworth
Executive Director
ACCESS Shelter
Karl Henley
Executive Vice President/Partner
SeibertKeck Insurance Partners
Beth Hertz
Senior Manager, Corporate Communications
Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Herman Hill
Executive Director
Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority
Kelly Hillyard
Director Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Jessica Hudson
President, Summa Foundation & Chief Development Officer, Summa Health
Summa Health
Dave Kistler
Partner
EY
Sierjie Lash
Captain
Akron Fire Department
Dave Laughlin
Captain
Akron Police Department
Brant Lee
Professor of Law and Assistant Dean for Diversity and Social Justice Initiatives
University of Akron School of Law
Leia' Love
Owner
Leia' Love Hair & Nail Salon
Bob McKee
SVP Business Banking Team Lead
KeyBank
Heather Meeker
Executive Director
Summit Artspace
Elizabeth Menefee
Chief Medical Officer
Child Guidance and Family Solutions
Albert Moss
Executive Director/Founder
Guys and Gals Community Partnership Inc
Michael Munoz
Member, Special Projects
The Lookout
Lisa Ohler
Vice President, Commercial Lender
Portage Community Bank
Daniel Parnell
Regional Area Operations Manager
Signet Jewelers
Jim Pfander
President & General Manager
Akron RubberDucks
Kim Phan Wolff
CEO and Director
Wolff & Phan Autism Center
Shannon Siegferth
President & CEO
Better Business Bureau (BBB) Of Akron
Juanita Simpson
Vice President, Human Resources
Leppo Rents
James Skakun
Senior Manager
Bober Markey Fedorovich
Amanda Smith
Shareholder
Kastner Westman & Wilkins, LLC
Mayceo Smith II
Sr Pastor
City Of Joy Life Enrichment Center
James Talbert
Lead Pastor
Citizens Akron Church
Jennifer Towell
Judge
Summit County Court Of Common Pleas
Bradley Virgin
CFO
United Way Of Summit & Medina
Sean Vollman
Deputy Mayor- Integrated Development
City of Akron
Cheri Xeros
Director of Retail Operations
Energy Harbor LLC